James Toga

Social enterprise BagoSphere is expanding its intensive and affordable job
training program to key cities in the Philippines to give more high school and
college graduates better opportunities to jumpstart their career in the
outsourcing industry.

BagoSphere's Zhihan Lee, one of the co-founders of this social enterprise
wanted to create an affordable solution to tackle youth unemployment.* (H.James
G.Toga/NDB)

Ring magazine junior flyweight champion Donnie “Ahas” Nietes (35, 21KOs-4-1)
is 2 weeks away to face Mexican challenger and former unified WBO/International
Boxing Fede-ration (IBF) minimumweight world champ Francisco Rodriguez, Jr.
(17,11KOs-2-1) for the main event of the Pinoy Pride 31: Clash of World
Champions at the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino on July 4.

The Murcia Basketball Athletic Club (MuBAC) got the best of its top trio
Tabligan-Legaspi-Occida to repulse Syntax-BUSG Huskies, 77-53 in the 40Up
category in the 2015 Sharp-Basketball Unified Sports Group Invitational at JGC
gym at Goldenfield Commercial Complex.

On Sunday, Alijis Basketball Club (ABC) stopped Negros Basketball
Group-Kuppa, 61-53 and Syntax returned with vengeance at the expense of Mangkas,
82-75.

Two San Carlos City-based female footballers were tapped to be part of the
Philippine squad in the ongoing Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Under 14
Girls Qualifiers scheduled June 22-28 in Hanoi, Vietnam.

Bago City-hailed and world ranked No. 3 “King” Arthur Villanueva (27,
14KOs-0) is set to fly to United States this July 6 to challenge Puerto Rico’s
and ranked No. 1 McJoe Arroyo (16, 8KOs-0) for the vacant International Boxing
Federation (IBF) world super flyweight title on July 16 at the Don Haskins
Convention Center in El Paso, Texas.

The 26-year old Negrense earned the title shot against Arroyo after erstwhile
South African champion Zolani Tete (20, 17KOs-3-0) refused to accept a title
defense against the Puerto Rican and decided to vacate the belt.